
Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality took an important step for the youth by redesigning the People's House, one of the symbolic structures of the city, and turning it into a modern youth center. This unique center offers many opportunities to support the development of young people in both cultural and artistic terms. The opening was held on January 14, coinciding with the death anniversary of Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's mother, Zübeyde Hanım.
An Opportunity for Young People to Turn Their Dreams Into Reality
Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tahir Büyükakın emphasized in his opening speech that the Halkevi Youth Center will be a source of inspiration that will turn the dreams of young people into reality. He stated that young people who will carry out projects in different fields such as science, art, technology and culture will produce and stage them freely here. Mayor Büyükakın said, “Young people are aware of everything and they are equipped to do much better. They just need to be given the opportunity.”
Zübeyde Hanım's Name Was Given to the Library
Another important step was taken at the opening. The library in the People's House was named after Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's mother, Zübeyde Hanım. President Büyükakın explained the purpose of this name by saying, "While we were remembering Zübeyde Hanım with mercy on January 14, we named the library Zübeyde Hanım as a modest gift in her memory."
A Wide Range of Possibilities
The New People's House Youth Center will allow young people to discover their creative potential with its 2 square meter area, Zübeyde Hanım Library, Young Stage, Mini Stage, Design Class, Music and Theater Classes. The center will actively participate in various activities such as theater plays, short animations, and music studies. In addition, creative projects such as AR/VR space modeling, comics, and choir-orchestra studies will be implemented.
A New Youth Center: Halkevi Youth Center
With this modern transformation, the Halkevi Youth Center has gone beyond being just a cultural center and has become a place with 7 main application models to contribute to the personal development of young people. In areas such as Hobby Workshops, Performing Arts Club, Music Club and Design Club, young people will have a platform where they can develop their talents. In addition, trainings will be organized with expert instructors in the field for young people who want to receive training in areas such as performing arts, theater and cinema.
New Center of Attraction for Young People
The People's House Youth Center will not only be a meeting point for young people, but also a center of attraction where they can discover and develop their potential. All these projects will stimulate the imagination of young people and prepare them better for the future.